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E ATTORNEY GENERAL
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Grover Sellers
A'TTONRIC OWERALAUrTIN 11. t ExAs
Honorable Homer Garrison, Jr.
Director, Department of Public
Safety
Camp Mabry
Austin, TexasAttention:
W. J. Elliott, Chief
State Highway PatrolDear Sirs
Opinion No. 0-6509
Res What is the n"oper method of
registering a combination vehicle.
which aggregates a total weight of
68,000 pounds?From your tter as supplemented by a personal interview of recent
date, we take the following facts and questions:
"Operator has a truck-tractor, semi-trailer combination and has attached
a trailer behind the semi-trailer. This makes the combination, used for
hauling gasoline, exceed the forty-five (45) foot length limit. However,
under the provisions of a statute, it appears that authority to receive
a special permit for excessive size or weight may be given for a period
of ninety (90) days, or less, by the State Highway Department.
"The truck-tractor and semi-trailer combination is registered for 38,000
pounds gross weight8 and the trailer will weight 30,000 pounds loaded.
Thus, the total nominations, if allowed, would operate a gross registra-
tion weight of 68,000 pounds.
"The question arises as to what registration would be proper to cover the
above type of corfeyance. As we understand the law, each trilar, or init
of a combination must be registered separately, and it is also provided
that no combination of vehicles shall exceed 38,000 pounds. Does the
fact that a special permit has been granted for such combination require
registration of the combination for the 68,000 pounds?"
We assume that you have reference to Acts 1929, 41st Legislature,
Second Called Session, chapter 88, as amended, appearing as Article 6675a-
2, Vernon's Annotated Civil Statutes, when you say that "as we understand
the law, each trailer, or unit of a combination must be registered separ-
ately." That statement is true. Section 2 of Article 6675a, V.A.C.S.,
relating to registration of vehicles reads as follows
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Texas. Attorney-General's Office. Texas Attorney General Opinion: O-6509, text, April 28, 1945; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth263787/m1/1/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.